Digital Omnibus: How Big Tech Lobbying Is Gutting the GDPR
The EU’s Digital Omnibus quietly rewrites the GDPR in Big Tech’s favour – weakening data protection, user rights and enforcement. EFRI explains what is at stake.
Windows 11 just lost 5% market share in two months despite Windows 10 losing support.
From Patch Tuesday disasters to the "Microslop" PR nightmare, Windows 11 is losing trust. It's also losing one more thing: market share.
Myanmar junta deploys AI-powered Russian and Chinese tracking system to target 50,000 individuals for new wave of arrests
Mizzima The Spring Revolution Database (SRD) has issued an urgent public security warning, revealing that the Myanmar junta is utilizing…
Microsoft Copilot to hijack your browser... for your own convenience
: Embeds Edge into AI assistant, ignores questions about opt-in
French tech company Capgemini to sell its subsidiary working for US ICE amid international controversy over the deaths of two people in ICE…
French IT giant Capgemini said Sunday it was selling its subsidiary working for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency amid international controversy over the deaths of two people in…
NVIDIA could enter the desktop CPU market with performance equal to AMD and Intel
Microarchitecture analysts have examined NVIDIA's GB10 'Superchip' and determined that its CPU cores are capable of going toe-to-toe with Intel and AMD.
‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases
Hiroshima scientists turn any smartphone into a radiation detector
Prompt, individual-based dose assessment is essential to protect people from the negative consequences of radiation exposure after large-scale nuclear or radiological incidents. However, traditional dosimetry methods of…
Scientists built a new scanner that fuses ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging to create fast, radiation‑free 3D color views of blood vesse…
A new imaging breakthrough combines ultrasound and light-based techniques to generate vivid 3D images that show both tissue structure and blood vessel activity. Developed by researchers at Caltech and USC, the system de…
iPhone and iPad approved to handle classified NATO information
Today, Apple announced iPhone and iPad are the first and only consumer devices in compliance with information assurance requirements of NATO nations.
EXODUS Gameplay Clips Showcase Combat, Traversal, And Exploration
New EXODUS gameplay clips highlight early combat, traversal mechanics, and exploration ahead of a full gameplay reveal this summer.
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Deepfake scams have gone from niche to industrial; one finance officer paid out nearly $500,000 on a fake video call with “company leadersh…
AI content for scams can be targeted at individuals and ‘produced by pretty much anybody’, researchers say
Pro-Russian Narratives Target Wikipedia, Marking a Dangerous Trend for AI Chatbot Data
Recent Wikipedia edits raising alarms in Estonia suggest attempts to reshape historical narratives, with implications for AI training and ideological biases.
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
Finland's Ministry of Justice is considering halting its plans to start using US-hosted cloud services
Benefits agency Kela and the Finnish Tax Administration also have plans to switch to US-based cloud storage.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payme…
UK courts recently ruled that the trial can move forward
We messed up with the Windows 12 article. What we got wrong and how it happened
We published a Windows 12 article that did not meet PCWorld's editorial standards. We're sorry. Here's how we'll get better.
System76 on Age Verification Laws
Liberty has costs, but it's worth it.
Tech industry is in tariff hell, even if refunds are automated
Trade groups urge court to create a simple blueprint for tariff refunds.
Microsoft previews tech to ease creation of keyboard-accessible websites
Do you use a keyboard to navigate websites? If so, you've probably run into countless accessibility issues where groups of inputs or widgets are not easy, or even possible to get to with just the keyboard. A keyboard-ac…
Four Union Strategies to Fight on A.I.
A corporate artificial intelligence frenzy is sowing fear for workers on a massive scale. Seventy-one percent of people in the U.S., according to a Reuters poll on A.I., are concerned “too many people will lose jobs.” W…
10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips
A few years ago I designed a way to detect bit-flips in Firefox crash reports and last year we deployed an actual memory tester that runs on user machines after the browser crashes. Today I was looking at the data that …
Five of the most interesting upcoming indie games
From the ghostly Shutter Story to road trip adventure Outbound and strategy puzzler Titanium Court, here are the titles we enjoyed the most from this year’s Steam Next Fest showcase
Starbucks bets on robots to brew a turnaround in customers
Chief executive Brian Niccol explains why he thinks AI will help the coffee giant regain its buzz.
Outsourcing thinking
First, a note to the reader: This blog post is longer than usual, as I decided to address multiple connected issues in the same post, without being too restrictive on length. With modern browsing habits and the amount o…
Google ends its 30% app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores
Google is changing how it collects fees on the Play Store, and making it easier to use third-party app stores and billing systems.
Microsoft's new mini PCs gives you the power of Windows on minimal hardware
These PCs boot straight to Windows 365 in the cloud.
Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks
A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI
Razer account “Human Verification” promotes World ID biometric verification
Razer’s account management interface includes a “Human Verification” feature that encourages users to verify their identity through World ID, an identity system operated by Tools for Humanity. The feature is presented a…
Frustrated by fragmented war news, Anghami’s Elie Habib built World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data, like aircraft signals and s…
Frustrated by fragmented war news, Anghami’s Elie Habib built World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data, like aircraft signals and satellite detections, to track conflicts as they unfold.
Kimwolf Botnet Swamps Anonymity Network I2P – Krebs on Security
For the past week, the massive "Internet of Things" (IoT) botnet known as Kimwolf has been disrupting the The Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a decentralized, encrypted communications network designed to anonymize and…
Worldwide Smartphone Market to Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due to the Memory Shortage Crisis, according to IDC
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12.9% year-on-year in 2026.
Xpanceo is making smart contact lenses a reality as soon as 2027
Xpanceo is making smart contact lenses a reality as soon as 2027
Elon Musk's makeshift AI power plant generates sound and fury in Mississippi
The 27 temporary gas turbines roar like jet engines day and night to power data centers, residents say.
ISIS teaching recruits how to use AI ‘responsibly’
British experts warn the Islamist group’s use of AI should alarm lawmakers.
Anthropic is untrustworthy
An examination of the gap between Anthropic's image and actual behavior.
Wikipedia were in read-only mode following mass admin account compromise
Welcome to Wikimedia's home for real-time and historical data on system performance.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
CPB had been winding down since Congress acted last summer to defund its operations at the encouragement of President Donald Trump
The Most Controversial Star Trek Prototype Ever Made
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Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more
A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical â and often distinctively European â alternatives
President Trump, Pam Bondi sued over sale of TikTok assets
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Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines
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TIL Operation Northwoods - A DoD/CIA plan to commit terrorist attacks on US soil to invade Cuba
Operation Northwoods was a proposed false flag operation which originated within the Department of Defense of the US government in 1962. The proposals called for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives to both stag…
Virtual Machines vs LXC vs Docker: What’s the Real Difference?
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DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
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Palantir's AI Is Already Playing a Major Role in Tracking Gaza Aid Deliveries— As Israel bans NGOs, the U.S. is handing aid delivery in Gaz…
As Israel bans NGOs, the U.S. is handing aid delivery in Gaza to private companies pursuing their own agendas.
[OC] Dagger Directive mission playthrough, edited to be a more fun watch than raw footage.
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TIL the Windows 7 default wallpaper was created at a resolution of 10800×6750. The size of the source file is 556 MB.
Harmony, also internally referred to as img0, is the default wallpaper for all available Windows 7 editions, except Starter, which uses a different version of Harmony...
Invincible VS | Powerplex Gameplay Trailer
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